This Chinese bubble tea store is from Guangzhou, China. It was founded in 2017. This is store 816 and the first in Canada, with the grand opening on 2023-12-11. They are also in various countries like Australia, UK, Brazil, etc.
TaNing is Chinese for "crushed lemon". They actually crush the lemon onsite (you can see them do it) and make bottles of their lemon juice. They promote their drinks as plant-based fresh lemon tea. The lemons are found at 1,392 metres in altitude.
Because I am not fond of the sourness of lemon, I could have chosen alternatives like their milk tea and Rich Mango Coconut Sago ($8.99). However, I wanted to try their lemon flavour, so I ordered the Sea Coconut Lemon Tea ($7.99), which has less lemon, and the sea coconut is stronger in taste. It even has coconut meat cubes in it, which was fresh and fragrant. The drink was good, with a tolerable amount of sourness.
Every drink comes with a little whale toy, coloured lemon. Every cup holds 1 litre.
The customer service was good.
All their drinks are low in sugar and calories with no artificial flavours. All their lemons, teas, and sugar are imported from Guangzhou.
They use Perfume Lemon, which they make onsite and store in a bottle. Perfume lemon has a stronger fragrance and is less sour. It only consists of lemon and sugar. Because it has no preservatives, it can only be stored for 3 days.
There is a modern hip vibe in the store with, of course, lemon colour. There is an open kitchen where you can watch them prepare drinks. There is medium-loud modern upbeat music playing in the background. There are 5 small tables at the front of the store.
There is a VIP loyalty card where you buy 10 and get 1 free.
During the grand opening period (2023-12-11 to 17), if you post your experience on Instagram, holding Fantuan Delivery's souvenir and tag @fantuan_on, you can get a $3 voucher immediately.
They also sell Mahjong Egg Puffs ($9.99) in a Mahjong set. They are mini waffles.
There is free WiFi. The store is wheelchair accessible. There is one gender-neutral washroom, which is also wheelchair accessible. There is paid neighbourhood street parking.
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